SMART Recovery® Podcast
SMART Recovery® Podcast, a library of talks on addiction from the leading self-empowering peer support recovery group in the world. Enjoy entertaining, thought-provoking discussion with experts in the field of science-based addiction treatment and recovery. SMART Recovery provides services for those overcoming addictions of all types.Meeting People as Individuals
Published: March 6, 2024, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 11 seconds
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Because Recovery is Not One Size Fits All
Published: Feb. 19, 2024, 10:38 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds
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Holding Hope For Your Wellness
Published: Jan. 30, 2024, 2:52 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 49 seconds
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Peer Recovery Coaches in Action
Published: Jan. 4, 2024, 1:44 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds
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Getting Treatment for Compulsive Gambling
Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 2:01 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 45 seconds
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What is Mindfulness-Based Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy?
Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 3:56 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 59 seconds
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Making the Decision for Myself
Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 1:52 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 5 seconds
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Activate Happy
Published: Oct. 16, 2023, 2:20 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 9 seconds
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Figuring Out My Relationship To Alcohol
Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 5:59 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 43 seconds
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Sober Not Boring
Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 4:51 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 49 seconds
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Hope is Real: National Recovery Month 2023
Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 1:20 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds
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SMART's Family & Friends Program: Navigating Life with Compassion
Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 1:23 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 17 seconds
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Contingency Management Works!
Published: July 26, 2023, 1:24 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 27 seconds
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Healing From The Skies
Published: July 3, 2023, 3:04 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 11 seconds
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Stay Curious
Published: June 13, 2023, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 53 seconds
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A Reddit Community for SMARTies
Published: June 1, 2023, 1:59 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds
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Inform, Educate, Advocate...Repeat!
Published: May 22, 2023, 2:40 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 7 seconds
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We're All Recovering From Something
Published: May 11, 2023, 8:38 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 55 seconds
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Selling Hope To The Hopeless
Published: April 7, 2023, 12:26 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 43 seconds
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The Magic is in the Tools
Published: April 5, 2023, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 41 seconds
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When You Know, You Know
Published: March 20, 2023, 7:09 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 21 seconds
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Planting Community, Growing Recovery
Published: March 3, 2023, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds
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Sticking Together Means We Grow
Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 5:10 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds
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Making My Story Useful
Published: Feb. 15, 2023, 4:05 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 19 seconds
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It's All About Comfort and Confidence
Published: Jan. 27, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 29 seconds
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Is Addiction a Choice?
Published: Jan. 23, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 31 seconds
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What Was Once Hidden is Now Exposed
Published: Jan. 6, 2023, 3:01 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 5 seconds
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Im Not the Go Along Guy; Im the Self-Efficacy Guy
Published: Nov. 21, 2022, 3:47 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 40 seconds
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Becoming a Shadow of Myself
Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 4:53 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 38 seconds
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Coming to Your Own Conclusions About Alcohol
Published: Oct. 17, 2022, 5:49 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 35 seconds
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Is There a Magic Pill for Alcohol Addiction?
Published: Oct. 3, 2022, 4:44 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 47 seconds
Katie Lain is the co-founder of Thrive Alcohol Recovery, an organization that uses the Sinclair Method to help treat alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Katie struggled a decade trying to get her drinking under control, but no programs or treatments worked. In searching the internet for answers, she found a TedX featuring Claudia Christian, How I Overcame Alcoholism, and thought what she was saying was too good to be true.
Developed by Dr. David Sinclair, the Sinclair Method works by taking naltrexone, an FDA approved medication, 1-2 hours before drinking, to block the pleasure receptors in your brain. With long-term, consistent use, it is medically proven effective at changing a person\\u2019s relationship with alcohol.
SMART Recovery is a great compliment to the Sinclair Method because it teaches people tools, like the Hierarchy of Values (HOV) and Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), to help them understand why they abused alcohol and how to now live life without it.
Check out this great interview by Luke Frazier, for our show\\xa0Insiders+ Access, made possible in part by the generous support of SMART Insiders+ participants.
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Providing Insights Others Couldn't See
Published: Sept. 26, 2022, 3:14 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 6 seconds
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SMART Recovery & Government
Published: Sept. 8, 2022, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 19 seconds
David Koss, JD, is a member of the SMART Recovery Board of Directors and the Director of Government Relations. In his role as director, David monitors what the federal government is doing in terms of addiction and recovery legislation, and advocates for SMART and people with substance use disorders.
David works directly with members of Congress to pass legislation that helps those with substance use disorders receive the care and treatment they need and deserve. For example, the recently passed House Bill HR7666 focuses on mental health funding that directly affects individuals either seeking or already in recovery. \\xa0
David\\u2019s time is also spent on facilitating SMART meetings and coordinating the East Coast Regional Conference. The conference will be held on Saturday, October 22nd in Laurel, Maryland. This year\\u2019s theme, Shifting Paradigms, New Opportunities, will focus on new kinds of intervention, treatment, and aftercare \\u2013 meeting people where they are in their recovery.
Because this is an election year, David urges people to vote and get as involved as possible. He believes it is important to support those in Congress who are fighting to end the addiction epidemic and save lives. \\xa0
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Subtracting the Complications
Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 5:10 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 42 seconds
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You Don't Have to Eat Carrot Sticks Every Day
Published: Aug. 4, 2022, 12:57 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 15 seconds
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Pulling the Me's Into the Conversation
Published: July 18, 2022, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 9 seconds
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Waiting for Someone to Show Up
Published: July 5, 2022, 1:26 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 51 seconds
Steve Kind of Mankato, Minnesota, is a SMART Facilitator and new SMART employee. His alcohol struggles began in high school and continued into adulthood. After his second DUI, he was about to lose everything, including his wife. Then an open-minded, forward-thinking counselor suggested he look into SMART as a new path to recovery. Now he is living his Life Beyond Addiction. \\xa0
In this podcast, Steve talks about:
- His struggle with alcohol addiction and the 12-Step recovery process
- How his views on driving under the influence have changed over the years
- Being a defensive Christian and then an Atheist
- Being introduced to SMART and watching a Jonathan von Breton YouTube video
- What came from traveling 70 miles to attend a SMART meeting
- Sitting in a meeting room by himself and waiting for participants
- The word-of-mouth \\u201csnowball effect\\u201d
- Writing a book about his life: The Inspirational Dissatisfaction
- How a job in California almost cost him everything
- Getting off the couch and changing your life!
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Secular Alternatives to 12-Step are Now the Law
Published: June 14, 2022, 4:40 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 50 seconds
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Dr. Tom Horvath Reviews Dr. Nora Volkows Article
Published: June 14, 2022, 4:29 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 35 seconds
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Video Game Addiction is REAL
Published: June 14, 2022, 4:14 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 20 seconds
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The Journey to Becoming Yourself
Published: June 2, 2022, 2:10 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 47 seconds
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Could it be Time to Decriminalize Drugs?
Published: May 18, 2022, 1:19 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 14 seconds
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Bridging the Gap Between Treatment and Recovery
Published: April 25, 2022, 7:02 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 25 seconds
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A Trip to Psychedelic Summer Camp
Published: March 23, 2022, 6:18 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 14 seconds
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Finding the Woman Connection
Published: March 21, 2022, 1:12 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 28 seconds
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Creating a Sex Positive Environment
Published: Feb. 14, 2022, 3:32 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 19 seconds
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Personality: The Factor That Trumps All Others
Published: Feb. 11, 2022, 2:47 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds
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You Don't Need the Lollipop Right Now
Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 35 seconds
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Caring About the Ones No One Else Does
Published: Dec. 6, 2021, 10:12 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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Old Enough To Serve, Old Enough To Drink
Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 5:18 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 11 seconds
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Swimming Against the Legislative Tides
Published: Sept. 7, 2021, 6:19 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 31 seconds
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Finding the Diamond in the Rough
Published: Aug. 23, 2021, 1:33 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 17 seconds
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Planting the Seeds for Recovery
Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 4:15 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 2 seconds
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Learning How to Do Life
Published: July 14, 2021, 3:54 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 42 seconds
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Incarcerated by Your Own Thinking
Published: July 13, 2021, 1:16 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 19 seconds
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Don't Let Pride Lead You Astray
Published: June 18, 2021, 6:49 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 18 seconds
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Older Adults: Unseen. Untreated. Misdiagnosed.
Published: May 17, 2021, 3:18 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 11 seconds
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The Intersection of Mental Health and Addiction
Published: May 5, 2021, 4:06 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 46 seconds
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Looking at Ourselves in an Honest, Open Way
Published: April 16, 2021, 6:58 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds
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I Wasn't Looking Until I Was Looking
Published: March 18, 2021, 3:55 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 16 seconds
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Rebuilding the Trust Bank
Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 3:08 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 59 seconds
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Carpe Diem is the Term
Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 4:04 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 35 seconds
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Going Into the Holidays with Eyes Wide Open
Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 7 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 23 seconds
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The "Been There, Done That" Connection
Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 48 seconds
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Buckling Down for Recovery
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 43 seconds
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The Luck of the Draw Led to SMART Recovery
Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 1:23 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds
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The Search is Over
Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 1:45 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 2 seconds
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SMART Recovery Community Update
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2:16 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 58 seconds
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From Ruined Opportunities to SMART Recovery
Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 2:27 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds
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Changing the Game in Lake County's LGBTQ Community
Published: July 29, 2020, 3:55 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 11 seconds
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Build the Kind of Life You Don’t Want to Relapse From
Published: June 23, 2020, 6 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 9 seconds
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Are Alternative Treatment Programs as Effective as 12-Step Models? - with Dr. Sarah Zemore
Published: April 21, 2020, 6 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 22 seconds
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Words Matter: Addiction Terminology, Accuracy, and Stigma
Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 7 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 30 seconds
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SMART Moves From Abstinence-Based to Abstinence-Oriented Addiction Recovery
Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 12 seconds
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WEBINAR: Love and Addiction Revisited with Stanton Peele and Archie Brodsky
Published: Oct. 25, 2018, 6:02 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 1 second
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WEBINAR: Can Medication Help Conquer Addiction? with Donald Sheeley, MD
Published: June 14, 2018, 5:10 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 53 seconds
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WEBINAR: Addiction Recovery - Self Esteem Can Be Toxic. How to Escape the Trap with Dr. Michael Edelstein
Published: March 16, 2018, 3:12 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 3 seconds
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WEBINAR: Addiction & the Brain, A Focus on Opiates, with Chris Tuell, Ph.D.
Published: July 24, 2017, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 47 seconds
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WEBINAR: Engaging Community to Fight Addiction with Ivette Torres from SAMHSA
Published: April 4, 2017, 12:20 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 1 second
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WEBINAR: Addiction Recovery for 2017: New Science, New Strategies, with Reid Hester, Ph.D.
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 7:38 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 33 seconds
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WEBINAR: Getting Through the Holidays, with Joe Gerstein, MD
Published: Dec. 16, 2016, 9:37 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 36 seconds
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WEBINAR: Dr. John Kelly, Ph.D. on Science & Addiction Recovery Support
Published: Sept. 28, 2016, 6:44 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 1 second
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WEBINAR: Dr. Carlo DiClemente on Maintaining Change in Addiction Recovery
Published: Sept. 1, 2016, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 4 seconds
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Webinar Dr. Nicole Kosanke on How Family & Friends can Help Fuel Recovery
Published: July 25, 2016, 2:13 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 52 seconds
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WEBINAR: You are Powerful: A Message to Young People from Dr. Robert Schwebel
Published: April 24, 2016, 6:02 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 17 seconds
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WEBINAR: Drs. Stanton Peele and Tom Horvath Talking about Addiction for Kids and Young Adults – SMART Approaches
Published: March 2, 2016, 8:59 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 10 seconds
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SMART Directions, a Q & A Session
Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 10:23 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 44 seconds
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Webinar: Dr. Bill Knaus On Anxiety
Published: Aug. 25, 2015, 7:01 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 40 seconds
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WEBINAR: Cognitive Tools for Fighting Addiction and Beyond, An Interview With Dr Michael Edelstein
Published: June 30, 2015, 3:05 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 34 seconds
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WEBINAR: Recreating Addiction Treatment for the 21st Century, Tom Horvath Interviews Stanton Peele
Published: May 19, 2015, 6:46 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 15 seconds
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WEBINAR: Helping Loved Ones Get Sober: Robert Meyers, Jeffrey Foote, and Tom Horvath
Published: March 31, 2015, 9:05 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 30 seconds
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WEBINAR: “ACT SMART!” With Dr. Hank Robb
Published: Feb. 11, 2015, 11:55 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 38 seconds
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WEBINAR: Questioning Dr. Stanton Peele -- with Dr. Tom Horvath
Published: Oct. 13, 2014, 8:31 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 10 seconds
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WEBINAR: Behavioral Addictions -- A Look at Gambling and Eating Disorders with Dr. Chris Tuell and Ms. Ann Hull
Published: Aug. 8, 2014, 5:54 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 34 seconds
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WEBINAR: How Science and Kindness Help People Change with Dr. Jeffrey Foote
Published: May 23, 2014, 6:39 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 48 seconds
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WEBINAR: How to Overcome Addiction in One Lesson with Dr. Michael Edelstein
Published: April 18, 2014, 12:06 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 37 seconds
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WEBINAR: Adventurous Living with Ed Garcia, Part 2 -- Intimate Adventures: Close Assocations
Published: Nov. 22, 2013, 7:46 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 21 seconds
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WEBINAR: ACTing SMART with Dr. Hank Robb - Dipping into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for some SMART Ideas!
Published: Sept. 9, 2013, 2:23 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second
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Special Event: CRAFT for Families & Friends with Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D.
Published: Aug. 5, 2013, 3:19 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 2 seconds
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WEBINAR: Adventurous Living with Ed Garcia, Part 1 -- Emotions and Challenges
Published: July 29, 2013, 5:47 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 4 seconds
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Webinar: “Checklists for Recovery” with Dr. Donald Meichenbaum and Dr. Julie Myers
Published: May 22, 2013, 5:33 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 57 seconds
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Webinar: Acceptance is ... Embracing Reality with Dr. Tom Horvath
Published: March 26, 2013, 5:47 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 14 seconds
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Webinar: “Inside Rehab” with Anne Fletcher
Published: Feb. 28, 2013, 4:22 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 29 seconds
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SPECIAL EVENT: Thirteen Tips to Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever; a Webinar with Dr. Bill Knaus
Published: Jan. 8, 2013, 1:33 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 25 seconds
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Welcome from Gil Kerlikowske
Published: Dec. 10, 2012, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds
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SPECIAL EVENT: The Art of Living, Part 3; an Online Workshop by Ed Garcia
Published: Oct. 19, 2012, 6:53 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 42 seconds
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